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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-03-03
An Escort Adventure.
From ChdmJers' Journal.

From GhdmJeTs' Journal.
Sergeant, you have been detailed
to proceed on escort with the prison
er Scales. l would advise you to
keep sharp eye upon him. He is a
desperate character, and if he gets
half chance, will endeavor to give
you the slip" remarked our adjutant
to me.
Very good sir" I replied.
Here is your paper" said the off,
Ger, as he handed me the warrant
which bound me, under severe penal
ties for -fulfillment of its provis-
ions, to take Private Jeremiah Scales
"dead or alive" to the district mill.
tary prison.
l saluted the adjutant and was
turning to leave, when the colonel
entered the orderly room.
Good morning, colonel" said the
adjutant. This sergeant is going on
Scales escort, and | was just warning
him to take great care of the rascal"
"Confound the fellow = grumbled
the colonel. after all, it seems the
scoundrel is coming back to me. The
court martial that tried him-very
properly, considering antecedents-
sentenced him to be discharged on
the expiracy of his term of imprison-
ment. and now the general, presuma-
bly, acting on superior instructions,
; RENTS the only part of the punish
ment that is likely to benefit the
service. During my twenty years
experience | have always found it the
same in the army. Last spring for
instance during the wholesale reduc-
tion that took place We had, perforce,
to send away a number of good men
infinitely better than this blackguard.
Now the Franco Prussian business
comes on the boards, and the author
tiles at the Horse guards are moving
creation to obtain recruits in order to
get the regiments up to full strength.
Every broken down scarecrow in the
kingdom is being enlisted, at least if
l may judge from the precious speci.
mems sent up to me. Besides, the
recommendations of court martial with
regard to the discharge with ignominy
of the scum of the army are net being
given effect to, and the rascals are
allowed to remain in the service.
Yes, sergeant" resumed the COM
manding officer, ADDRESSING me, you've
got a cut-throat, ircorrigible black
guard to deal with, and if you don't
look out he'll give you some trou-
BILE"
then saluted the officers and, leav-
ing the orderly room, retired to my
quarters to make few preparations
for my journey, which was a tramp
of about eight miles along the sea-
coast. These finished / proceeded to
the room of the private who was de-
tailed to accompany me, in order to
have consultation with him on the
subject. This man, a Welshman,
named Williams, was a veteran whose
period Of service had almost expired.
He was, speaking literally, the "hero
of hundred fights" his experience
of active service beginning while a
boy in the second Sikh war.
narrated to Williams the remarks
of the colonel and the adjutant re-
Garding our prisoner. but the veteran
effected to treat the matter very light
ly. Il have had toughe. jobs than
this in my time sergeant" he said.
and then added, significantly, point
ing to his Snider: "Just let him try
to bolt. and my word, he won't get
very far r
The prisoner, Scales. was . repul.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-03-03

DoS'r TRY TO BE GREAT -You can
never be great in any sphere by try
ing to be great. You may secure a
situation or get = pubic Office by
STRIVING for II; but you Can never
gain real power in the discharge of
your duties IN any p ace while you
put honor a. the 6r-t thing to be de-
erred. Unle-s you give yeurse heartily
20 the work to BE- done IN your sphere
you will not do that WORK we'll aut
everybody vino measure. you fair :
will know tna; fact. l.. however, yoI
GO the b-st you can wherever yon are
You may fini yourself distinguished
before you know it.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-03-03

eF he led the German and his
dudish dress was the admiration of tue
assembled fair. but his stout partner
slipped on his f.vorite corn Sensa
tionl Salvation OIL to the rescue.
Happiness again
Nothing Is more provoking tnsn a
tronbse-olas cougn. Cnrs It with Dr..
Bulls Cough Syrup. 25e.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30
THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE


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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

LONDON, Sept. 30-Joseph Chamberlain
in speech at Birmingham Thursday night
said he regarded the appointment of the fish
cries commission as an opportunity to cement
the union between Great Britain and her colo
MES. Referring to parliamentary affairs he
said that the question of home rule had no
right to claim the firzt attention of the house
of commons to the exclusion of ques-
lions of local government, the protection
and security of life at sea, Temperance and
other urgent matters. He highly eulogizel
Churchill, who, he said, was one Of the fore
most Of British statesmen, and the first in
many years to advance ideas of ECONOMY in
government affairs Chamberlain blamed
Morley and Harcourt for not defining their
party's home rule scheme, and denied THEN
claim that a majority of the people of Ire
land wanted home rule The meeting wa
very enthusiastic, and Chamberlain was vo-
cIferously cheered
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30
CONDENSED NEWS.

The general assembly of the Knights OF
Labor will hegin It's annual meeting at Min
neapoiiS on the 81 of October
The .-reformerSn who accomplished the late
| revolution in the Sandwich islands have car
rei the parliamentary elections just held by
large ma jorjtieS
Several OF the expatriated French princes,
it Is reported, have bought property at Cra-
| COW, in Russian Poland intending to become
subjects of the car and enter the army
Near Nation, Ills, Thursday morning,
the dead body Of H. P. Phelps, of New Buffalo,
was found IN the railroad track. II is sup
posed he was a veteran returning from st.
Louis, and had fallen under the cars when
the train started from a water station.
There is a vacancy in the office of Amer
lean consul at Stuttgart. Mr. Charles F..
Kimbal Of Chicago. who has held the place
sent his resignation to Secretary Bayard
Thursday, aud left for home. The salary is
s. 800 year, and work enough for health
full exercise
Dr. Edward y. Kittoe died at Galena, His
at the age OF Il. He WAS me,iical director of
the Army of the Tennessee under Gen Grant,
and with Gems Rawlins and Rowley. both of
Galena, formed part of the old commander
military family DR. Kittoe was the last sur
vivor of the mess
A son Of Senator Voorhees,. of Indiana, has
been interviewed at Detroit He let the in
terviewer coutidentallv into the secret that
the senator expects TO be presidential can
didate IN 1852 It was also limited that the
Tall Sycamore prefers Hill TO Cleveland
for a candidate IN lSSS
A treaty Of peace has been made between
the employing and employed glasSnakers at
flttsnurg. The workmen have agreed to ac-
cept a per cent advance in wages instead
of the 10 pet cent demanded Abont : 900
men have h-en idle since the summer vaca-
ton in June, awaiting the adjustment of this
matter.
The gentlemen chosen by the president to
assist Secretary Bayarl in negotiating with
the English fishery commission for settle
ment Of the contention respecting the rights
OF American fishermen in Canadian aud New
fOuidland waters are Hon. William l.. Put
nam, of Maiue, and Hon james 4 Angel,
of Michigan.
In May, 1856, l. W Pitcher was expelled
from the hoard Of trade of Chicago for VIC
irregular trading. He has underworld TO Oh
tain reinstatement through action of the
courts, and the ease having at length reached
the supreme court, that tribunal lately re-
fused the remedy he asked, holding the &C
ton of the board to be legal.
BY his win the late Martin Ryerson. of
Chicago, dlspoSes of an estate valued at
s5,2H,aoO, including extensive properties in
Michigan. Mrs. Ryersou is to receive 5000
600 III cash or stocks, two stores on Wabash
avenue and the pictures and art collection of
the deceased. Mary Butts, a daughter, and
her children after her, will receive the in
come OF store on the corner of Madison and
Franklin streets, and S50, 900 in money. An
nuities amounting TO s., 500 are given to sew
eral relatives, and the remainder of the es-
tate goes absolutely to the testator's son,
Martin A. Ryerson
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30
HAD A GRuOGe AGAINST 1T.
Broker WHO Has Suffered Testifies
Against the Union Pacific.

NEw YORK, Sept S0-Before the Pacific
railway commission Thursday ex-senator
Norwood, of Georgia and others whose names
have been published as having received large
sums of money from the Pacific companies,
testified that the money was all received for
legal and other perfectly legitimate services.
J. C. Reif, broker who had made the
study of the affairs of the Kansas and Union
Pacific special subject between the year,
ls66 and 1874, was next called He said he
did not come as a voluntary witness He
testified that he had written various COM
munlcatiOns to the secretary of the interior
and other officials about the COM
pany's affairs. He had in those com
muHicatiOns explained the legal meth
OILS refusing to pro-rate beyond Cheyenuel
by which it had bankrupted the Kansas
Pacific. He showed how the Union Pacific
troze out the other RAILWAYS and worked
things 50 that Gould was enabled to buy the
Kansas Pacific at merely nominal sum
The consolidation of the roads subsequent
upon the alleged Illegal actions OF the Union
Pacific was thoroughly gone into He So
verey criticized the issue of $40 00I O0U ot
stock which the Union Pacific put out IN 1851
or 1881, because as be explained, the stock
issued should never exceed the value of
the road. Most of this money was
put into branch roads, and several
of those inve tments were very foolish and
unprotitabie, and could not in any way as
sist the development of the Union Pacific
The company he said was not square in
business way, aud had bankrupted lot OF
people, himself included The government
ought TO prevent the companies from paving
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

tween Congressman Warner, of Kansas City,
and Judge Rae, of Minneapolis
The industrial and trades parade and H.
Elimination Of the city at night passed off
successfully.
The Womens Relief corps gave reception
to the q. A r. comrades at the Merchants
exchange at night. The exercises began with
speeches, music, and rectations, and endu,I
with dancing.
A movement was Started by the California
delegates Tor the reelection of Gen. Fairchild
to the post of conmander-in-chief
At offer was submitted at the encampnent
meeting from j. S. Capron and Col Hola-
bird, of San Diego, Cal, to give 800 ,o'A
worth of hand for the erection Of It q. A K
soldiers home in that city, SIS, 0eD TO i"-
spent for buildings at once, and the remain
der of the proceeds OF the. land sales 10 20 ,uI'
hIi endowment fliu1
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

WASHINGTON CITY, sept 3o-All of the
executive departments except the depart
ment Of justice were represented at a cabinet
meeting held Thursday. 1t being the first
meeting for several weeks and the last before
the presidents Departure variety of mat
tiers pending in the various departments were
hisenSStd. The financial situation was con
~iier-d and 1t was decided that no further
action Is necessary al present. Whatever
action IS necessary during the presidents alb
senre was left Ia MIR FairchiiS discretion
Mr. Fairchiid, after the meeting, said that
there were no Indications Of a necessity aris-
ing for further treasury action, but that the
law afforded ample authority for further re-
lief oi the business interests if further Strin-
gehcy occurred. He did not FOR the present
any necessity for submitting to the al
t"mey general the question as to the right Ia
buy bonds hey Hui The amount required for
the SINKING tuli
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30
THE LAWS DELAY FOR SHARP,
Once More the Old BpodIsr Gets a
Respite

Once More the Old BpodIsr Gets q
Respite.
NEW YORK, Sept 3o-In the case of jacob
Sharp Thursday his counsel urged to Judge
Van Brunt that their client was physically
unable to be taken to Sing Sing and the
judge appointed Dr. Fowler to examine the
prisoner. DR.. Fowler visited Sharp in the
afternoon, and declared him to be sufficiently
well To I've taken to prison, which decision
was agreed to by Drs A McLane Hamilton
and Janeway. When Hamilton went to see
him Sharp refused to lie examined. pushed
the doctor away with force" got into bed,
covered himself up, and said he would
rather go to Sing Sing than submit to any
more medical examinations Sharp will he
taken Ia states prison at once
LATER Late Thursday evening the dis
trict attorney received from Albany stav
of prureelmg> in the Sharp ease. with an or.
der to show cause on Oct why it shonld not
be made permanent until a decision nv the
court of appeals. This acts a. a bar to fur
ther proceedings, and Mr.. Sharp will not &c
to Sing Sing until II is settled
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

A BIG THING ON WHEELS.


The Presidential Train Described-A Mod FL
of Convenience and Comfort
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 35-The special
train of three Pullman cars that is to carry
President Cleveland and party on the trip
west reached Washington Thursday after
noon, and was put under cover at the Balti-
more & Potomac depot all ready for the
presidential party. The train is admitted to
be the finest ever seen, and It Is equipped
and furnished throughout in a manner at
once elegant, and assuring safety, comfort
and convenience The three cars include T.
P. c." which IS Mr. Pulman's private car,
and the two veStibuled cars Alfarata and
Neasco These are all joined together
10y vestibules, and the train makes one con-
tinuous car. A barber-shop bathroom,
readmg-room, dining-room, observation
room, piano, writing desk, reading and smok-
ing room, and private bedroom are among
the features of the train. 1t is lighted through
out with electric lights The furnishings of
the entire train show the utmost taste
Mr. Robert Barry, superintendent Of the
Pullman Palace Car.rompany, was in charge
oil the train until it Was delivered 10 the
president AT 10 a. M Friday Mr. George
NJ. Pullman, president of the Pullman Car
company, saw the train before it started on
It's trip west, Crowds were attracted TO the
station, but as it was all ready for its occu-
pants no one was allowed 10 pass through the
tram except those in charge of it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30
A BLOW At ROYCOTTiNG.


NEW YORK, sept 3O-Judge Barrett, oi
the supreme court, has decided against Dis
trict assembly ~, X, of L. (shoemaker>) in g
suit brought against them for conspiracy
The executive board Of the assembly had by
repeated strikes aud hoycotts compelled
Hanan & Co, Of this city and Hess Il Co,
Of Baltimore, to discharge certain men who
refused t" join the union Judge Bar
rett holds that peaceabe cooperation Il
maintain OF. advance wages is legal
including a strike where no violence j,
attempted, but combinations Of individual
TO compel all working men to Join the coop
erative forces or punish those who are inim-
zeal thereto are not authorized by law, The
facts in this case the judge says, show de
Hibernate purpose to impoverish and crush
citizen for no reason connected with tn,
rate of wages. They also show acts injuri
GUS to trade, and tending to prevent hy
threats the exercise of lawful calling Tn,
writs Of haheas corpus and certiornri al,
therefore dismissed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

THE Importance of the forestry man
agement in the estimation of older ma
tons, better skilled than we are in eco
nomic administration, appears in a vol
Tune of consular reports extending to 3l5
pages, lately published by the department
of state. The reports cover the particu-
lars of government control and manage
ment of forests III Austria, Hungary Ger
many, France, Italy and Switzerland. and
are full of matter of great USE to students
of the subject in this country Consul
General Jussen reports that no proper re-
turns are published in Austria Hungary
of the profits of government forests for
the whole empire, but for Bohemia alone
the clear annual profit is about IA .000, 900
forms. The net income from the Prus-
sian state forests. Consul General Raine
reports, stands at about 81 ,000. 900 marks
annually. The French net annual in
come is abou: 10000 francs, as re-
ported by Consul Roosevelt. Consul
General Alden reports that is i'm
possible to give trustworthy fig
ures of the revenue and cost of
forestry in Italy. According to Consul
General Winchester. the Swiss cOnfeder~
alton derives no revenue from forests.
The total value of yield from cantOnal
forests, however. is about 80. 100000
francs, and the return from the forests of
the Canton of Zurich show a nearly
threshold increase of profit yielded dur
ing period of fifty years of cultivation
from 31.2S francs per hectare NEARLY
two and a half acres) in 1880 40 to 905s
francs in 1s70-7S. Returns in money,
however, are the lightest evidence of the
true value of the forests Their influence
upon climate and rainfall, and the conse-
quent benefit to agricultural land and to
the public health, are considerations of
far greater importance, besides which is
the provision of useful and wholesome
employment for great numbers of the
population The number of forest off
GERS of all grades is about 30 900 in Aus
tria aloue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30
The Visit I" Lincnln's Tomb.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Sept. ~ Five hun
dred nr 50 Of veterans from the St. Louis
meeting arrived here on the st Louis eNcur,
sion train about noon Thursday Just before
the train cam, ma heavy thunderstorm
dr"nrh'-i everything, aud WAS followed by
other cuplnus showers at frequent intervals
No programme could lie carried out with
much comfort but the boys got together am,
rnHrci,ed ont to he monument where sen
atof tullom mad an address Of welcome,
ana Governor Ru7F took zen Henderson'-
place, who WAS tn have delivered the oratinn,
hut was not present The governors speech
Wa hriel euiogr of the martyr president
There were other speeches and at night GOV
ernor Rusk aud Gen. Me Militia addressed The
visitors at the Leland hotel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept 30 The Ma
tional Reserve Life Insurance company, of
this city, has ceased to do business. The
business--what there Is of itr-has been turned
over to the Mutual Benefit company. OF
Marshalltown, Iowa. The company WAS Or
gained several years ago by j. H. Smoke
but has never been a success. The member
ship was small and the running expenses
large OF late there has been considerable
dissatisfaction among the members at the
way things were going, and finally the af-
fairs were wound up and operations ceased.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30
4 DMINISTRAToR 5 NOTICE.


The undersigned having been appointed admin.
istralriX of the estate OF Frank Doouan l4te OF
the county of Rock Island state of Illinois
deceased, hereby gives notice that she will ap
pear before the county court of Rock Island
county AT the office Of the clerk Of said caurI
in the city Of Rock islsnd, al the December term
on the First Monday in Dec. mher next at which
time all persons having claims against -aid -
tate are bottled and requested to atjrud Tor th,
purpose Of having The same adjusted. Al person
indebted to said tate are requested 10 fnak. jui
mediate payment 10 the undersj -U,d.
Dated tins 18th day of :, pjcoib-r. A. H.. is
ANNA nooNAN, Administrators
PEASANTS h HUR~T, Atty'> fur NhmN
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

LONDON, Sept ;0-Several new petroleum
wells have been sunk in the Russian province
OF Baku, on the west coast of the Caspian
sea, and the yield OF oil is so abundant that
no means can he found to transport it te
market. The house of Rothchild of Londor
Is sending large quantities Of the product Of
these wells to Bombay at half the price OF
American PETROLEUM
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

BosToN, Sept. 3G,-Suit is about to be
brought by Attorney General Sherman
against the mayor of Haverhill to test the
civil service law in this state. The mayor
was furnished by the civil service examiners
with a list of eligibles for patrolmen. The
list contained the names of two veteran sol
diers, The mayor appointed non-veteran.
1t is claimed that the law giving the prefer
ence to ex-soldiers was violated, as one of the
veterans stood higher on the list than the
man who was selected The mayor claims
that the appointee was better fitted for the
place than the veteran, but the question is
whether the mayor had any discretion in the
matter of fitness, which was passed on by the
examiners
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

NEW YORK, Sept 20. The concert hall
and saloon at Houston and Crosby streets
widely known as Harry Hills, was finally
closed Thursday after notorious existenc,
oil thirty -four years. Mr.. Hill notified the
chief of police that he had gone out of bust.
ness. He claims to have been bounded by
the police because he refused to submit te
blackmail. He has accumulated a large for.
tuna
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

DENVER, Colo, Sept 30-The last spike
was driven in the Denver connection of the
santa Fe road Thursday, giving that road an
independent line from Pueblo to Denver in
connection with its transcontinental system.
1t also gives the Colorado Midland road,
which is running its trains between Colorado
Springs and Leadville, Denver connection.
The latter road will soon reach Glenwood
Springs, and its construction is being FASTENED
between the latter point and Aspen on its way
down the Grand river towards the Utah line.
1t is expected that trains will be running be-
tween Denver and Aspen within thirty days
The Midland Is supposed to be an extension
of the Santa Fe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

WASHINGTON CRY, sept S0-Mat Liv-
ingt2n Minis, of Atlanta Ga, president Of
the Capital City club, of that city, presented
to The president Thursday the invitation Of
the club to reception To lie rendered to him
and Mrs. Cleveland during lhrir visit to the
Piedmont exposition in petoter. The invita-
tion was beautifully embossed in gold on a
roll of white silk and blue velvet and Is Il
dainty souvenir
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

WASHINGTON CITY. Sept 30 From the fact
that the A.! : have four Years Vel o run and Is
nearly twenty years to mature. even with the
premium paid, statement prepared 10y the
Treasury department shows that the govern
me"t has made by its bond l.ur -llas,.5 tins
month upward Of s. u0J, U11
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

NEW YORK, Sept 30-John Swinton has
declined the Socialist nomination for secre-
tary of state on the groun of i'll health and
the necessity of mending his private affairs
which he says have been ruined during his
devotion to the cause of labor J Edward
Hall, machinist and Knight of Labor. was
chosen in his place
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept 30-The Min.
nesota & Northwestern railroad announces
cut in the rate on cotton piece goods from
Chicago to Minneapolis and common pons
OF 20 cents The former rate was so cents,
the new one 80
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-30

NEW York, Sept 30.-It is reported that
Inspector Bonfeld, of Chicago who is in thi,
city, is arranging for the arrest of Herr Most
and that he has extradition papers for Most
with him The alleged charge against Mos,
is aiding in the Haymarkst conspiracy